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Thursday, 10 January 2013

Mud tests

After our first research trip to Hampstead Heath we came back with a bag of soggy mud! We soaked and sieved the mud from the leaves and sand through old screen printing mesh. We mixed the mud with a little Gum Arabic which gave the material some substance. We will later try this with egg as a substitute to medium or other chemical compounds. After a night in the dry studio the mud remained on the paper, which are all good signs.Initial tests on mud marking can be seen below.